Control room operators at Entergy Corporation’s Indian Point Unit 2 will permanently shut down the 1,028-MWe pressurized water reactor today, April 30, after more than 45 years of producing electricity for New York. The remaining operating reactor at Indian Point, the 1,041-MWe Unit 3, is scheduled to be retired exactly one year from now, on April 30, 2021.
Oyster Creek submits plan to terminate its NRC license
Holtec International has submitted a license termination plan (LTP) for Oyster Creek nuclear power plant to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, a milestone in the decommissioning of the boiling...
Palisades gets a key green light from NRC
The Palisades nuclear power plant has been formally transitioned from decommissioning status to holding an operating license following the completion of an extensive technical review by the...
NRC may allow ANO to use decommissioning funds for early disposal work
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is considering allowing Entergy to use a portion of the decommissioning trust fund (DTF) for the Arkansas Nuclear One nuclear power plant to dispose of...
U.K.’s own Rolls-Royce wins SMR competition
Rolls-Royce SMR has emerged as the United Kingdom’s preferred bidder to build the country’s first small modular reactors following a two-year competition, the U.K. government announced...
NRC issues Palisades’ final environmental assessment of no significant findings
The Palisades nulear power plant received a final “clean bill” of environmental assessment impact from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission today.The findings of the NRC staff's EA showed no...
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Summer progress; Waterford news; safety report of Northeast plants
Here’s a look at some recent announcements from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.Summer SLR: The NRC this month published its final environmental impact statement for Summer Unit 1’s...
Will Palisades be the “comeback kid”?
Historic nuclear plant restart could happen in 2025.
Mike Mlynarek believes in this expression: “In the end it will be OK; and if it’s not OK, it’s not the end.”As the site vice president at Palisades nuclear power plant in Covert...
Trump suggests U.S. takeover of Zaporizhzhia plant in Ukraine-Russia ceasefire talks
Meanwhile, Russian-backed media report Ukraine is responsible for ZNPP strikes
Amid recent ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine, President Donald Trump suggested the U.S. should take control of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants for long-term security, the Associated...
DOE releases $56.7M in second round of Palisades loan funding
Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced this week the release of the second part of Holtec’s loan disbursement for the Palisades nuclear plant restart plans in Michigan....
N.J. court finds Oyster Creek spent fuel casks are “permanent”
The Tax Court of New Jersey has ruled that Oyster Creek’s spent nuclear fuel storage casks are subject to taxation as real property....
